Erdoğan and North East Syria 
Article in 7D News - Chris Doyle, 2 October 2019

If the UN General Assembly missed Binyamin Netanyahu’s annual shenanigans, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was a more than adequate substitute. He even brought the props along with him, maps of Israel’s ever-expanding borders and one of his plans for northern Syria.  

His twitter followers dutifully followed him retweeting praise and eulogies for his speech under the hashtag #OurVoiceErdoğan over 330,000 times.

Europe lacks the backbone to challenge Israeli annexation - article by Chris Doyle

17 September (From Arab News)

When you head north from the ancient oasis town of Jericho and leave this sleepy Palestinian Authority-controlled enclave, you can experience the full effect of decades of Israeli occupation, if you open your eyes.

Letter in the Guardian calling for EU to get tough with Israel over annexation plans - 14 September 2019

108 British Parliamentarians demand British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson act robustly to any Israeli annexation of Occupied Palestinian Territory. In the letter, sent from the Britain-Palestine All-Party Parliamentary Group, the Parliamentarians insisted that the British Government andd its partners in Europe should respond robustly to demonstrate that flouting international law will have serious consequences for their relationship with Israel, just as there were consequences for Russia's illegal annexation of Crimea in 2014.

You are invited to attend the launch of a Christian Aid report on Syrian civil society: “Syrian Civil Society: A closing door”.

Caabu would like to invite you to a a panel discussion on The Future for British-Arabs

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE ROOM HAS NOW CHANGED TO THE BOOTHROYD ROOM WHICH IS ALSO IN PORTCULLIS HOUSE

The panel will discuss how British-Arab communities are faring in Britain, what are their future prospects and how they will become more participant in British public life. This is part of Caabu's research work into these communities.

When: Wednesday 4 September 2019, 17:30-18:30

On 18 July 2019, Caabu hosted a briefing with author and academic Khaled Elgindy on the US-Led Peace Process.

On 3 July 2019, Caabu hosted the book launch of Asma Barlas’s book: Believing Women in Islam: Unreading Patriarchal Interpretations of the Qur'an, published by Saqi books. This new edition includes two new chapters as well as a new preface. It was first published in the US back in 2002.

Caabu director Chris Doyle has received the Editor's Special Acheivement Award at the Arabian Business London Awards 2019. The event was held in central London on 21 June and the awards were presented by BBC presenter Andrew Neil.